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Cotton Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main arterial route in the township. According
to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.1
square miles (186.7 kmē), of which, 69.3 square miles (179.6 kmē) of it
is land and 2.7 square miles (7.1 kmē) of it (3.79%) is water. The elevation
is 1,342 ft (409 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 506 people, 192 households,
and 142 families residing in the township. The population
density was 7.3 people per square mile (2.8/kmē). There
were 384 housing units at an average density of 5.5/sq mi
(2.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the township was 99.21%
White, 0.59% Native American, and 0.20% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the
population

There were 192 households
out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living
with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 3.1%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0%
were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up
of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.58 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread
out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24,
23.3% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years.
For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the
township was $40,313, and the median income for a family
was $46,042. Males had a median income of $37,059 versus
$21,500 for females. The per capita income for the township
was $16,216. About 0.7% of families and 5.6% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under
age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

COTTON
Township (T. 54N, R. 16-17W) was named in honor of
Joseph Bell Cotton, a lawyer of Duluth. He was born in Albion,
Ind., January 6, 1865; was graduated at the Michigan Agricultural and Mechanical
College, Lansing, 1886; was admitted to the bar and two years later settled
in Duluth; was a representative in the legislature in 1893. The village
in section 15 has had a post office since 1905.

Independent School District 2142 is the
largest school district geographically in the state of
Minnesota, encompassing just over 4,000 square miles of the
St. Louis County. It maintains seven K-12 school buildings
located at Orr, Cook, Tower-Soudan, Babbitt-Embarrass,
Cherry, Cotton, and AlBrook. Over 2250 students are educated
in facilities that are designed, maintained, and equipped to
provide the best learning environment possible to meet their
needs. ISD #2142 currently employs over 390 teachers and
support staff who make it their mission to offer every child
the personal attention they need to realize their individual
goals.